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Ivy Grace

'They Want Us To Be Financially Responsible For Their Fish' — Seller Tried To Add Last-Minute Clause Making Buyer Pay $1,000 Per Dead Koi

Koi Pond

Anyone who's bought a home knows there's always a last-minute surprise. A leaky pipe, a missing appliance, maybe a ceiling stain that wasn't there during the walk-through. But pond fish?

That's what one homebuyer claimed happened in the real estate subreddit after the sellers refused to move their koi before closing. The reason? The fish were "hibernating" for the winter, and the sellers planned to retrieve them "when the weather warms up."

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